Nato Debate

February 5, 1986

MADRID — Several thousand demonstrators gathered in Santa Ana Square near the Parliament building Tuesday. They chanted slogans against NATO and carried banners calling for the removal of U.S. military bases in Spain. In Parliament the debate on Spain's NATO membership began. It will run through Thursday and a referendum is scheduled for March 12. Organizers of the protest, including pacifists and left-wing groups, said about 10,000 people participated. The police estimate was 3,000.